Dry camping with a trailer
What's it like to dry camp with a trailer? We don't have a generator.
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That’s an extreme case of more unsaid than said.:) Dry camping without a generator is more akin to tent camping than anything. I dry camp almost exclusively, don’t use a generator, don’t use commercial parks, and have a small TT so I have limited tank capacities. Also I have one 12v battery. Still, I can go almost a week before I have to recharge/restock.
If boondocking I carry extra water in 5 gallon cans. In a campground I refill a can at the water source and refill my tank. No tv, microwave, or other electronics and I use only one light unless I temporarily need more. The frig runs on propane. I carry a battery charger and sometimes I can recharge my battery somewhere if I’m in a national park, otherwise I move to a site with electric hu’s for a couple of days. Or I can take the battery out and have it recharged, but I don’t use my TV as a battery charger. No washing the hair or long, hot showers, navy showers or sponge baths are the rule. Also no furnace or ac. But I camp in as high an elevation as I can get so ac is never needed and I can take the cold much better than the heat. In my case battery power is the first to go followed by the water. Propane lasts a long time and so do the gray and black tanks.
It’s somewhat primitive, but that’s how I like to camp and it gives you the flexibility to get away from the mob scene and camp in some great places. Go ahead and do it, it’s very likely you’ll enjoy the experience and you’ll learn quickly what your limitations are. And if you push the envelope too hard you can just move to a site with hu’s and regroup. Good luck.
If boondocking I carry extra water in 5 gallon cans. In a campground I refill a can at the water source and refill my tank. No tv, microwave, or other electronics and I use only one light unless I temporarily need more. The frig runs on propane. I carry a battery charger and sometimes I can recharge my battery somewhere if I’m in a national park, otherwise I move to a site with electric hu’s for a couple of days. Or I can take the battery out and have it recharged, but I don’t use my TV as a battery charger. No washing the hair or long, hot showers, navy showers or sponge baths are the rule. Also no furnace or ac. But I camp in as high an elevation as I can get so ac is never needed and I can take the cold much better than the heat. In my case battery power is the first to go followed by the water. Propane lasts a long time and so do the gray and black tanks.
It’s somewhat primitive, but that’s how I like to camp and it gives you the flexibility to get away from the mob scene and camp in some great places. Go ahead and do it, it’s very likely you’ll enjoy the experience and you’ll learn quickly what your limitations are. And if you push the envelope too hard you can just move to a site with hu’s and regroup. Good luck.
